Sun Belt Week Four Review

Another week is in the books for the 2015 college football season with the Sun Belt going 2-6 with one conference game taking place. Let's take a look at the good, bad, and ugly of week four Sun Belt football action.

Week Four Scoreboard:

• Appalachian State 49, Old Dominion 0
• Alabama 34, Louisiana Monroe 0
• Akron 35, Louisiana 14
• Toledo 37, Arkansas State 7
• North Carolina State 63, South Alabama 13
• Houston 59, Texas State 14
• Georgia Southern 44, Idaho 20

Who/What Looked Good:

• Appalachian State: The Mountaineers put up over 500 yards of total offense and 49 points in the blowout win. App State is currently the #2 team in the Sun Belt power ranking according to me. The Taylor Lamb-Marcus Cox combination is one of the best of all G5 teams.
• Matt Breida: Breida had his best game of the season versus Idaho with 179 yards on 12 carries. The junior running back is sixth in the nation with 589 yards on the ground. His 10.9 yards per carry average is the highest in the nation among qualified rushers. His eight touchdowns tie him for fourth nationally, one behind the national leader with nine.

Who/What Looked Bad:

• Terrible non-conference week: As a whole, the Sun Belt went 1-5 versus non-conference foes. Louisiana, Arkansas State, South Alabama, and Texas State were no shows in losing by a combined 146 points in those four games.
• Louisiana: Expected to compete for the Sun Belt title, the Ragin’ Cajuns were terrible in getting dominated by Akron. This kind of game cannot happen if Louisiana expects to take the next step forward and get to 10 wins this fall.
• Texas State Defense: The Bobcats have been brutally bad on defense in 2015. They have given up 56 or more points in three of their four games this fall. Houston gouged them for 689 yards in the 59-14 blowout. Things got so bad that defensive coordinator John Thompson resigned after the Houston game.

Sun Belt Power Rankings:

1. Georgia Southern
2. Appalachian State
3. Louisiana
4. Arkansas State
5. South Alabama
6. Texas State
7. Troy
8. Louisiana Monroe
9. Georgia State
10. New Mexico State
11. Idaho

Bye Weeks:

• Texas State